High-speed train route to Chicago likely to take year to map | StarTribune.com

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Mapping the route of a proposed high-speed commuter train between the Twin Cities and Chicago will take a year or more, a Minnesota transportation official said Tuesday.

Dan Krom, who made a presentation to Washington County commissioners, said as many as eight routes are under study. One of them, which the commissioners favor, would follow the existing Amtrak route, known in planning circles as Red Rock, through southern Washington County and eastern Dakota County.